Decks

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• Drawing Stairs Down From a Deck or Porch

  Use the Click Stairs tool to easily place stairs between levels on the same floor, or between a floor platform and the terrain, with a single click.

• Customizing Deck Planking and Framing Automatically

  When a Deck room is created, the floor platform is modeled using joists, beams, posts, and planking as specified in the Deck Room Defaults dialog.

• Positioning a Railing Directly Above Another on a Tiered Deck

  You can align railings directly above/below one another using the Generate on Low Platform setting on the Rail Style tab of the Railing Specification dialog.

• Creating a Deck Around an Above-ground Pool or Spa

  Create a deck built around an existing above-ground pool by specifying the part of the deck room occupied by the pool as Open Below.

• Troubleshooting Messages that Display When Modifying a Deck's Floor Finish or Floor Structure

  One of theses messages will display if you add a Floor Finish layer or remove the needed framing characteristics from the Floor Structure of a Deck room.

• Manually Modifying Deck Framing

  Automatic Deck Framing is a fast way to generate your decks' posts, beams, joists and planking. You can then modify any of these framing members as needed.

• Creating Lattice Under a Deck

  Use the Landscaping Accents and Materials Wire and Lattice Bonus Catalogs to create lattice objects underneath a deck in Chief Architect.

• Offsetting Railings, Rails, and Newel Posts

  Railings and their individual components can be offset using the settings located within the Railing and Staircase Specification dialogs.